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'''In the Shadow of the CPC - The Legacy of Amstrad Games'''<br><br>


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In the Shadow of the CPC is a tribute book entirely devoted to Amstrad CPC games. Through a careful selection of iconic titles, this project traces the history, creativity and soul of a machine that had a profound impact on European video games, particularly in France.
== Welcome to the Amstrad CPC Wiki!  ==


'''The first coffee table Amstrad CPC book!'''


Richly illustrated, the book combines screenshots, anecdotes and interviews to bring back to life an era when a few kilobytes were enough to spark the imagination. It is aimed at both gamers of the time and those curious to discover an essential part of video game history.


This site hopes to evolve into an encyclopaedia on all things [[Amstrad|Amstrad]] [[CPC|CPC]] related. There are now '''[[Special:Allpages|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles]]''' around the CPC available. Feel free to [[Help:Editing|contribute]] or post your suggestions in the '''[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum Forum]'''!
This project is above all a labour of love and a means of passing on knowledge, with the aim of preserving the memory of the CPC and paying tribute to the developers and gamers who brought this unique machine to life.
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=== Wiki and Forum restored ===
By supporting this book, you are helping to revive a gaming heritage that is too often overlooked — and give it the place it deserves.


Unfortunately the server on which this site is hosted had a harddisc crash this morning (14.03.2010). Fortunately we do keep daily backups and were able to restore everything to a fresh machine. Please report any missing pieces or unusal behaviour to the wiki admins. Thank you for your patience.<br>
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=== CPC related news  ===


[[Image:Ilogical.png|thumb|right|150px|Ilogical]] [[Image:Cpc.PNG|thumb|right|150px|C.P.C.]] [[Image:Ndth screenshot.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Nanako Descends to Hell]]  
[[File:Dez80_intro.png|thumb|256px|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/DEZ80 Mastering Z80 Assembler Course]]]


*25/02/10: [http://cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php/topic,585.0.html Dead On Time], a new game by Axelay!
*03/05/26: '''[[FutureOS]] 2026''' Spring Edition released! Better mouse support :-)
*31/01/10: Flynn, of WinCPC's fame, released [http://www.wincpc.ch/index.php?topic=projects-maccpc MacCPC]!!
*22/04/26: '''[[The_Speaker | The Speaker]]''' ROM edition has been released.
*27/01/10: New Plus demo [[Blob_Demo|released]] by ''' redbox'''!
*04/04/26: '''Alien the Xenomorph''' [https://capasoft.itch.io/alien-the-xenomorph has been released].
*18/01/10: New [[The Amstrad CPC Game Screenshot Catalog]] released
*11/02/25: '''[[Qbert | Q*bert]]''' beta version has been released for the Amstrad Plus range.
*18/01/10: New [[The Amstrad CPC Game Load Screen Catalog]] released
*24/12/25: '''[[FutureOS]] 2025''' released! Many new features :-)
*24/12/09: [[Rick_dangerous_128%2B]] released on schedule - get playing!!!
*10/11/25: '''Pitfall II''' [https://21bloques.itch.io/pitfall2 has been released].
*23/12/09: New X-Max demo [[XMas-tro 2009]]
*02/11/25: '''Bug's Quest 2''' [https://yb-software.itch.io/bugs-quest-2 has been released].
*23/12/09: New game [[3D-Maze]]
*08/10/25: [[Future View VI]] released! In English, French, German, Spanish and Turkish.
*30/10/09: New [[CPCGamesCD-CPCLoader]] version released!
*06/08/25: '''El Hobbit''' using [[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://mojontwins.itch.io/el-hobbit-vah-kas-cut has been released].
*14/10/09: Another game by the [[The Mojon Twins]] : [[Platform Medley Block 1|Platform Medley Block #1]]
*31/07/25: [[Oh Mummy Resurrected]] has been released for the Amstrad Plus range.
*10/10/09: New puzzle game [http://amstrad.es/juegosamstrad/decargajuegos/ilogicall.php Ilogicall] released!
*03/06/25: [[On File]] (2025) DBMS which supports Graphics has been released.
*07/09/09: [[Protext]] goes [http://www.linuxlore.co.uk/09/09/07/protext-now-free FREE!]
*27/05/25: '''[[CPCGamesCD-CPCLoader | CPCGamesCD]]''' has been updated. [https://amstrad.es/cpcgamescd]
*27/08/09: [[Robotron_6128|Robotron 6128]], by Lachlan Keown, released!
*25/04/25: '''Phantomas en el Museo''' using [[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://mojontwins.itch.io/phantomas-en-el-museo-amstrad-cpc is released].
*04/08/09: [[From Scratch]] from [[Vanity]] is available on [http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=53596 pouet.net]
*05/04/25: [[ROManager]] 2.50 released!
*28/07/09: [[Arome Tomate]] is available on [http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=53561 pouet.net]
*08/03/25: '''[https://tartessos-games.itch.io/master-piece Master Piece]''', the latest game from Tartessos Games, has been released.
*27/07/09: Sudoku Master is available on [http://binarysciences.com/ Binary Sciences]
*27/07/09: Cosmic Prison Commando [http://carnivacgames.blogspot.com/09/07/cpc-demo-11-topic.html demo] 1.1 released! A great CPC-looking game for the PC :)
*27/07/09: [http://orion.cpcscene.com/ Orion Prime] ready for orders!!!
*11/07/09: New game [[Color lines]]
*17/06/09: A [[Return_of_the_Sisters|Tribute to the Sisters]] WIP has been released!
*16/06/09: [[Sewer Rat|Sewer Rat]] by Lachlan Keown has been released!
*01/06/09: New game by Mojon Twins: [http://www.mojontwins.com/juegos/nanako-in-classic-japanese-monster-castle-v2/ Nanako in Classic Japanese Monster Castle]!


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*14/08/2009: The CPCWIKI moves (temporarily) to new domain [http://cpc-wiki.com CPC-WIKI.COM]
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*14/07/09: Forum updated to 2.0RC1-1, Wiki updated to 1.15.1!
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* [[PDW|PDW]] (unknown what this article shall be about...) (Note: PDW is believed to be German group of programmers who wrote CPC Demos)
=== Did you know? ===


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*When the CPC 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the CPC 6128.
*The [[472|CPC 472]] was a 464 + 8 KB unwired RAM, released in Spain to circumvent a tax charging 64 KB computers.
*With a total of '''768×288''' pixels, the [[CPC|CPC]] was the 8-bit with the highest displayable resolution on a CRT screen.
*'''OpenOffice''' is the descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for CPC.
*'''Excel''' is the direct descendant of [[Multiplan]] for CP/M.
*[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] supports '''50x''' bigger hard drives than Win95A.
*[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can load a 178 KB floppy disc in '''9 seconds'''.
*[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can manage up to '''4 MB''' of extended RAM and '''32 GB''' of mass storage.


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=== Did you know?  ===
*When the 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the 6128
*The CPC 472 was a model released in Spain with an extra unaccessible 8 KB of RAM to circumvent the law that stipulated a spanish keyboard for all machines with up to 64 KB memory
*With a possible total amount of '''832 x 288 pixel''' (576 interlaced) the [[CPC|CPC]] was the 8 bit homecomputer with the highest screen resolution ever.
*'''OpenOffice''' for Windows/Linux is a direct descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for the CPC.
*The transfer speed of the [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster +]] serial interface is faster than a standard '''DSL connection'''.
*[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] can handle more than '''50 times''' bigger hard discs than MS Windows 95A.
*[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can load 178 KB in '''9 seconds''' from floppy disc and supports up to 4 MB of RAM
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'''Donators from earlier years'''<br>
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This site is an encyclopaedia on all things Amstrad CPC related. There are now 4,324 articles about the CPC available.


In the Shadow of the CPC - The Legacy of Amstrad Games

In the Shadow of the CPC is a tribute book entirely devoted to Amstrad CPC games. Through a careful selection of iconic titles, this project traces the history, creativity and soul of a machine that had a profound impact on European video games, particularly in France.

The first coffee table Amstrad CPC book!

Richly illustrated, the book combines screenshots, anecdotes and interviews to bring back to life an era when a few kilobytes were enough to spark the imagination. It is aimed at both gamers of the time and those curious to discover an essential part of video game history.

This project is above all a labour of love and a means of passing on knowledge, with the aim of preserving the memory of the CPC and paying tribute to the developers and gamers who brought this unique machine to life.

By supporting this book, you are helping to revive a gaming heritage that is too often overlooked — and give it the place it deserves.

Live now on Kickstarter!

CPC Related News


Mastering Z80 Assembler Course

Did you know?

  • When the CPC 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the CPC 6128.
  • The CPC 472 was a 464 + 8 KB unwired RAM, released in Spain to circumvent a tax charging 64 KB computers.
  • With a total of 768×288 pixels, the CPC was the 8-bit with the highest displayable resolution on a CRT screen.
  • OpenOffice is the descendant of StarWriter for CPC.
  • Excel is the direct descendant of Multiplan for CP/M.
  • SymbOS supports 50x bigger hard drives than Win95A.
  • FutureOS can load a 178 KB floppy disc in 9 seconds.
  • FutureOS can manage up to 4 MB of extended RAM and 32 GB of mass storage.
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